While [Ion] isn't big on EyeCandy, it's extremely functional and useful. It has excellent keyboard support, and obviates the need for programs like [Mozilla] to implement their own tabbing. (In fact, programs that do their own tabbing are a [PITA] because you can't use your standard keybindings to manipulate them.) After a while (and a little customization) you don't even notice that [Ion] is there - unlike a normal WindowManager. Although you might think a large screen is required to use [Ion] comfortably, support for multiple workspaces and implicit tabbing means people have found it works out quite even on a 15" screen at 800x600. 

  

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 ;: I tend to have a collection of fullscreen workspaces for general use, and a bunch of special purpose ones for apps like [TheGIMP] and [XMMS] that work best with a specific frame layout. As an example, I have [TheGIMP] set up to open on it's own workspace with the following layout: 

  

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